• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Woman who found husband collapsed in bathroom reveals one skill that saved his life

Home> News> Health

Updated 16:59 11 Feb 2025 GMTPublished 15:15 11 Feb 2025 GMT

Woman who found husband collapsed in bathroom reveals one skill that saved his life

Krystalla found her husband lying on the bathroom floor when she was eight months pregnant

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

A woman has opened up about the moment she found her husband collapsed.

In July 2021, Krystalla Panayi-Davidson was weeks away from giving birth and heard an 'almighty crash' come from the bathroom.

She managed to burst through the door and found her husband Lee 'contorted' on the floor and 'knew immediately something was really wrong'.

In a post to the British Heart Foundation's website, Krystalla opened up about finding her husband.

She recalled: "I managed to roll Lee over as he was on his side with his head wedged under the bath. God knows how I managed that as I was eight months pregnant, but adrenaline just kicked in. When I turned him over, I could see he was struggling to breathe.

Advert

"I bolted downstairs to get my phone, ran back to Lee and rang 999. By that time he was not breathing so in that moment I just went into autopilot and knew I needed to start CPR immediately."

Thankfully, Krystalla's role as a primary school teacher meant she'd been trained 'a few times' how to do CPR.

Krystalla found her partner Lee collapsed in the bathroom (British Heart Foundation)
Krystalla found her partner Lee collapsed in the bathroom (British Heart Foundation)

Healthline explains: "Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique. It aims to keep blood and oxygen flowing through the body when a person’s heart and breathing have stopped."

Advert

She also had the CPR outlined for her by the emergency call handler who stayed on the phone with her supporting her through it until the paramedics arrived at the house.

Emergency services took over the CPR and shocked Lee with a defibrillator and 'after three shocks Lee started breathing again', Krystalla added.

And not only did Krystalla's quick-thinking and training save her partner's life, alongside ensuring she still had Lee in her life, but also ensured her daughter has a father too.

Lee was then taken to hospital and placed in an induced coma but was awoken three days later.

Advert

"We’d already decided to call our daughter Martha and the first thing he said to me after waking up was: ‘Where’s Martha?’. He did not remember that she had not been born yet," Krystalla recalled.

CPR instructions (Healthline)
CPR instructions (Healthline)

Lee reflected how 'lucky' he is his wife 'knew how to do CPR' with Krystalla adding it meant she was 'able to jump into action in that moment'.

Healthline notes CPR is used for 'people experiencing a cardiac arrest'.

Advert

"A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked, but the person is still conscious and not yet in cardiac arrest," it continues. "Someone experiencing a heart attack may go into cardiac arrest and should go to the hospital immediately."

There are two types of CPR - Hands-only CPR and traditional CPR with breaths. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends 'people who haven’t received CPR training initiate “hands-only” CPR' - the method 'remov[ing] the rescue breathing and is easy to perform and is proven to save lives'.

But getting training could ultimately save lives, Krystalla resolving: "I take so many photos of Martha and Lee together, because this is something I might never have seen. It’s the little moments that make me emotional, like seeing Lee read or sing to Martha.

"I think he’s an amazing person and the thought that he almost did not get to meet this incredible little human being is heartbreaking."

Featured Image Credit: British Heart Foundation

Topics: Health, Sex and Relationships

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

10 mins ago
an hour ago
2 hours ago
  • 10 mins ago

    America’s ‘harshest’ death row prison gives shocking new privileges to killer inmates

    One death row inmate has said the new scheme has given him hope

    News
  • an hour ago

    Andy Byron's company speaks out after married CEO was caught with employee on Coldplay kiss cam

    The viral video has got people all over the internet talking

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    Woman diagnosed with brain tumor after dismissing symptoms as a cold that wouldn’t go away

    Amanda Hyne, from Connecticut, initially thought her symptoms were down to 'mom stress'

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    Harvard professor reveals the most important thing marriages need to survive

    Arthur Brooks, American academic and author, made his opinion known on a podcast last year

    News
  • Psychotherapist reveals the one reason people cheat and explains why it happens
  • Break-up coach reveals three clear signs that mean a relationship is over
  • Man who is heteroflexible reveals how ethical non-monogamy impacts his relationships
  • Dating expert reveals the top five signs your partner is cheating